Buffer overflow in Mega-Nerd Libsndfile
CVE-2009-1791
Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF file with an invalid header value.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mega-Nerd Libsndfile — versions 1.0.15, 1.0.16, 1.0.17
- Nullsoft Winamp — versions 5.5, 5.51, 5.52
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35247 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35076 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978 (Patch, vdb-entry)